Oakley HallI'll Follow You

Listening to Oakley Hall feels like coming home. Theres something about the rich songwriting, effortless guitar plucking and the magical harmonic synergy between Pat Sullivan (formerly of Oneida) and Rachel Cox that conjures instant familiarity. Picture a rootsier, less melancholy Fleetwood Mac and youre halfway there. While nothing on Ill Follow You reaches the heights of earnest loveliness that Second Guessings "Adalina Roselma LaPage did, "Angela comes admirably close. The frenzied Middle Eastern-meets-Western "Alive Among Thieves and "Best Of Luck are also standouts, the latter containing a jangle-y chorus that makes me nostalgic for indie rocks early heyday. The folksy, borderline medieval "Take My Hands, Were Free is a comforting closer that goes down like an aural splash of whiskey in hot cocoa.
(Merge)